741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Inland Wetland and Water Courses  
Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Chairman  
Justin DeBrodt  
Special Meeting / Site Walk  
Tuesday, July 28, 2026  
5:00 PM  
12 Hyde Park Drive & 975 Long Cove  
Road, Gales Ferry, CT, 06335  
The Town of Ledyard Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission on Tuesday, July 28, 2026,  
at 5:00 pm, held a Site Walk at 12 Hyde Park Drive & 975 Long Cove Road, Gales Ferry CT, for  
application IWWC#26-18RESUB.  
Conversation at the site walk was strictly limited to location characteristics from the plans as  
they related to the field.  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman DeBrodt called the Special Meeting/Site Walk to order at 5:00 pm. at the location  
of 12 Hyde Park Drive, Ledyard, CT.  
II.  
ROLL CALL AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES  
Vice Chair Beth E. Ribe  
Present  
Alternate Member Robert Graham  
Chairman Justin DeBrodt  
Alternate Member Sarah Bowen  
Michael E. Marelli  
Commissioner Dan Pealer  
Excused  
In addition, the following were present:  
Wetlands Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau  
Peter Gardner L.S, of Dieter & Garnder  
William Sweeney Esq, of TCORS Law Firm  
III.  
SITE WALK  
IWWC#26-18RESUB - 12 Hyde Park Dr. (Map ID: 107/1060/12) & 975 Long Cove Road  
(MAP ID: 107-1340-939), Applicant - Peter Gardner, Owner - Spencer Bay Properties, LLC,  
for regulated activities associated with a 14-lot resubdivision and construction of a new town  
road. (Submitted 6/23/26, Date of Receipt 7/7/26, DRD 9/9/26)  
A.  
Site walk began at 5:00pm. Present for the application were, Agent Peter Gardner L.S,  
Applicant Rob Holfelder, and Attorney William Sweeney, Esq. Those present walked the site  
to observe the wetlands. There was no discussion of the application.  
IV.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION to adjourn made by Commissioner Ribe, seconded by Commissioner Graham, to  
adjourn the special meeting/site walk at 5:27 pm.  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman DeBrodt  
Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission  
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Town.